Are you a passionate and driven young leader looking to make a difference in your community?
Join the movement! Generation Alive in collaboration with Digital Opportunity Trust and the Mastercard Foundation is proud to announce that applications are now open for the Youth Leadership Program 2025-2026. Part of the Going Beyond Project, this transformative initiative aims to equip young graduates with the skills, knowledge, and resources needed to drive social change and foster entrepreneurship in their communities.
Why Join the Youth Leadership Program?
As a participant in the Youth Leadership Program you will be equipped with digital skills and social impact acumen, to enhance your ability to influence and contribute to socio-economic development within your community. This program aims to boost your agency and open up new work opportunities, while also building your capacity to implement the Digital Business Program locally.
During the program you will undergo 3 weeks of extensive training to prepare you for your role as a program facilitator, coach, and changemaker. After training you will be deployed back to your community for 6 months with a mission to empower your peers and local micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) owners, 70% women, with essential skills for business growth. This includes soft skills, basic business skills, practical digital skills, and self-confidence.
By joining the Youth Leadership Program, you will:
- Receive Comprehensive Training: Enhance your leadership, digital, and entrepreneurial skills through detailed training modules. You will also receive career development training and employment linkages throughout the program.
- Become a Coach and Changemaker: Serve as a role model and coach to your peers, fostering a spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship in your community.
- Empower Your Community: Help local MSMEs grow by sharing essential business skills and practical digital tools.
- Join the DOTYouth Community: Become part of a vibrant network of over 5,000 young leaders across Africa, gaining access to local and international opportunities for collaboration and growth.
About the Going Beyond Project:
The Going Beyond – Partnering for a Youth-Led Future project is a partnership between DOT and the Mastercard Foundation that aims to scale DOT’s evidence-
based, peer-to-peer model and will be executed in four African countries – Côte d’Ivoire, Malawi, Zambia, and Tanzania. Over five years, and with the support of
DOT regional hubs in Africa, the Going Beyond project will progressively transfer the
responsibility for delivering DOT’s programs and equip youth as leaders of the
future.
Eligibility:
- Zambian Citizen
- Aged between 18-35 years
- Resident of Kanyama constituency in Lusaka
- Recent college / university Graduate
- Ability to communicate in English and a local language
- Basic computer literacy
- Passion to lead
- Ability to engage communities
- Availability and full participation for 8 months
- No work experience needed.
- Basic Reporting Skills
Timeline for recruitment, selection and deployment of Community Leaders:
- Call for Applications: April 18, 2025
- Deadline for Application: April 30, 2025
- Announcement of finalists: May 15, 2025
- Training of Trainers: 19/05/2025
- Contracting and official deployment: June 4, 2025
- Placement start date: June 9, 2025
Please note that non-graduates, those still in academic training and currently full-time employed will not be considered.
Going Beyond is committed to ensuring the meaningful inclusion of young women, and other marginalized groups of young people, including youth with disabilities, young people from rural areas and/or living in poverty, and displaced young people. Young women, and other youth from these marginalized groups are strongly encouraged to apply for this opportunity.
How to Apply
Prepare the following before you start filling out the application form:
- Your CV in PDF format.
- A scanned copy of your higher education certificate in PDF or Image format.
- A cover letter in PDF format.
Click this link and fill the form with all required details..
Selection Process
Selection will include the following stages:
STAGE 1: Youth will be selected to attend the 3 weeks training in Lusaka by May 15, 2025
STAGE 2: Youth will be selected to proceed to the 6 months contracting and deployment to their communities.
STAGE 3: Youth Leaders to receive career development training and support from Generation Alive and associated local and international partners.
Got some questions?
e-mail us at info@gal.org.zm
Safeguarding and Code of Conduct Information.
We Generation Alive and our partners are a safe and inclusive community and this opportunity is completely free. If you have been asked to pay or provide anything outside of what has been communicated here, or encounter any other incidents related to your lack of safety during this process please contact us at info@gal.org.zm